After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

Hence from the start when building tombs for the deceased ... This was the case in the Great Pyramid of Giza built as the tomb for the pharaoh Khufu from the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. As the vizier, or head of state, you are about to undertake the building of the king's pyramid.

You are now standing atop Khufu, 449 feet above the plateau. Until early in this century, this pyramid was the tallest building on earth. The wooden surveying tripod at the summit indicates the ...